Hearts

There is scarcely anything in this world that would make Hearts fans happier than the sight of their talismanic attacker, their most valuable player, pictured standing at Tynecastle in a post from the official club Twitter account along with the words: “Steven Naismith has pen put to paper on a contract to sign for Hearts permanently”.

An experienced Hearts line-up were beaten 5-2 by Aberdeen in a Reserve League encounter at the Balmoral Stadium, Cove.

Hearts goalkeeper Colin Doyle has spoken about his injury-time error that handed Motherwell the three points in the Ladbrokes Premiership meeting between the two teams at Fir Park on Sunday.

Hearts fans were left dismayed, frustrated and/or angered after a late 2-1 loss to Motherwell.

Aberdeen and Rangers dropping points on Saturday, plus Kilmarnock welcoming Celtic to Rugby Park on Sunday afternoon, offered Hearts the perfect chance to get closer to the European spots.

Ratings out of ten for all Hearts players involved in the loss at Fir Park.

Hearts boss Craig Levein was left deflated after two mistakes led to a 2-1 defeat at Fir Park.

Joel Sked provides analysis as Hearts slumped to defeat late on at Fir Park.

An injury-time error from goalkeeper Colin Doyle cost ten-man Hearts a point from their trip to Fir Park in the Ladbrokes Premiership.

The topic wouldn’t ordinarily be considered a laughing matter but Craig Levein is chuckling.

Craig Levein has urged Steven Naismith not to jeopardise his dream of representing Scotland at Euro 2020 by pursuing a shock switch to Major League Soccer.

Marcus Godinho could be forgiven for allowing himself a moment of reflection when his short but eventful Hearts career comes full circle tomorrow.

Kilmarnock 1, Hearts 3. Scottish Cup R5, Saturday, February 16, 2005

Hearts will go into this match looking to make it four wins out of four against Motherwell in all competitions this season.

Our online team achieved six correct predictions from six after the low-hanging fruit that was Hearts v Auchinleck last week. Let’s see how they get on with a tougher match to forecast at Fir Park this weekend.

Craig Levein hopes Steven Naismith’s revived Scotland career can help persuade the forward to stay at Hearts beyond the summer.

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